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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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